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Tag Archives: ecology
What about beavers?
My first research projects were on logjams, looking at their abundance, distribution, form and function. These logjams were naturally occurring as a result of wood being “recruited” to the channel via wind throw or overbank transport. However ever since I … Continue reading
The dynamics of large wood in forest rivers – new research paper
I have a bit of cutting edge science for you today in the shape of a summary of a recently accepted paper of mine from the journal Water Resources Research. This paper covers a small side project from my PhD … Continue reading
The Inaugural England River Prize
Trevor Bond introduces the Inaugural England River Prize! Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Geomorphology, Hydrology, River Management, River restoration
Tagged award, channel, ecology, prize, river restoration, rivers, RRC, streams
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Perceptions of naturalness in rivers
Loosely connected to my ongoing series of posts about river restoration I thought I would review a few scientific papers that I think are some of the most illuminating on the relationship between humans and rivers. The two key papers … Continue reading
Why Restore?
River restoration has become a standard part of a river manager’s repertoire as European, North American and Australasian land managers have increasingly moved away from a focus on efficient drainage of land and rivers and towards a more holistic view … Continue reading
Effects of salt on wildlife
A while back as part of a stream gauging experiment (more of which in a later post) I did a literature review of the sub-lethal and toxic levels of salt in water for different classes of wildlife. This is one … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Hydrology
Tagged biodiversity, ecology, management, river basin management, runoff, stream management
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